A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century.
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The species is smaller than the average domestic cat.
A previously unknown species of wild cat has been identified in South America.
Genetic analysis has identified Leopardus tilcayo as a new tiger cat species from Bolivia, whose lineage diverged from related felines about 1.4 million years ago.
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Leopardus tilcayo is the first new living cat species named and described in more than a century.
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